Radio Times preview by Tom Goulding

This version of the Dostoyevsky classic offered a fascinatingly different take on its source-text, compared to the BBC Radio 3 version broadcast in June 2009.

Filming Soviet women

“I don’t think it is possible to talk about one type of a Soviet woman,” Gavanski told RBTH. “Even the ideals changed across time and with it the official image of the perfect woman.”

“The disparity between reality and propaganda sometimes verged on the absurd and even the images in themselves often carry certain discrepancies,” Gavanski said. “These various layers are very interesting to explore.”

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Although the film takes the Euro-Maidan demonstrations of late 2013 and 2014 as its starting point, the unrest is really just a pretext. In fact, Golos: Ukrainian Voices would be better described as an examination – and a probing one – of post-Soviet national identity.

Remember the article I’ve done a bit ago about GOLOS: Ukrainian Voices – People Of The Ukraine Voice Their Dreams And Nightmares? No? You can find it here. In short, GOLOS: Ukrainian Voices is a powerful and emotive documentary about Ukraine today.

Dolya Gavanski’s attends the Cannes Film Festival promoting Golos: Ukrainian Voices, an emotive and compelling feature documentary about Ukraine today which provides a unique and valuable insight into the hearts and minds of the Ukrainian people, which she has produced, written and co-directed through company Thea Films.